Interstate security conflicts, 1945-1974 by Robert Lyle Butterworth(
Book
)8
editions published
between
1977
and
1984
in
3
languages
and held by
30 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This data collection contains information about 310 cases of interstate conflict that had a political-security focus and occurred
between 1945 and 1974. Each case represents a conflict management problem associated with particular conflicts. Cases are
characterized in terms of the goals of the parties and management agents as perceived by the international community at the
time of the conflict. Thus, a case may not correspond directly to a conflict. (One case may represent several different conflicts
and a conflict may result in several cases.) For each conflict management problem, data exists that identifies the core case
and describes conflict characteristics (e.g., type of issue, number of fatalities, duration, and likelihood of abatement if
no management agents became involved), management influence (e.g., specific agents -- including a range of 45 specific organizations
and governments, agent's bias, and agent's previous involvement), and management action (e.g., at what phase of conflict the
agent became involved, phase of strongest action, and technique of management action) ... Cf.: http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/07536.xml

Growing the space industrial base : policy pitfalls and prospects by Robert Lyle Butterworth(
Book
)6
editions published
between
2000
and
2012
in
English
and held by
19 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
For more than 50 years, the United States used the inventiveness and productivity of its economy to overmaster Soviet advantages
in numbers and geography. This ₃asymmetric₄ strategy--arguably the most sustained and extensive in history--proved triply
successful. It brought superior defense and intelligence capabilities, many of which might remain unchallenged for years to
come. It brought economic advancement, as national security research and engineering found commercial and civil applications.
And, it brought scientific and technological advancement, demanding and fueling basic and applied research at universities,
public corporations, and commercial companies. These benefits are still eagerly welcomed today, but it is not clear how they
might be continued. Over the past 10 years the technical and industrial base serving US defense needs has shrunk and congealed,
as changing international and budgetary circumstances have brought different threats, smaller force structures, and much smaller
procurement budgets. And, other markets have offered far greater commercial rewards. Accordingly, the US national security
community has thus been looking for opportunities to participate more fully in commercial processes, and on occasion to go
further, to use public budgets and policies to shape and structure those processes. For example, Undersecretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Jacques Gansler declared to Congress in May 2000 that ₃it is clearly in the national
interest (in the absence of ₁normal₂ market forces) for us to create an enabling environment to ensure a competitive, healthy,
and technologically advanced defense industrial base.₄ The space industrial sector has been of particular concern given its
intimate connection with national security operations and plans, its broad importance for science and technology, and its
competitive position toward foreign governments and producers. However, the industry has been struggling, and without US government
actions it may not have the depth and vitality to provide affordable solutions to future national security requirements. What
type of government action could improve the situation? This is the question addressed in this paper by Dr. Robert Butterworth,
a consultant on space policy issues for several years and currently a visiting professor at the Air War College. He notes
that the Defense Department has long hoped that its needs for space products and services could be supplied by an industrial
base that is sustained by commercial sales. However, according to Dr. Butter-worth₂s analysis, that day has not yet arrived--despite
years of targeted purchases, investments, and acquisition reform. The author proposes a more promising approach based on a
strategic outlook on research, development, and procurement. While such an approach could prove difficult to sustain, working
toward it could reduce the likelihood of more counterproductive policies. In the end, Dr. Butterworth suggests that space
programs are likely to achieve innovation and cost control in the future as they did in the past--through active government
participation and managed competition. As with all Maxwell Papers, this study is provided in the spirit of academic freedom,
open debate, and serious consideration of the issues. We encourage your responses

Space and the joint fight by Robert Lyle Butterworth(
Book
)2
editions published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
9 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Technology has extended space progressively deeper into warfare, while potential adversaries are working to extend warfare
further into space. The former calls for new arrangements to provide tactical space reconnaissance; the latter demands recognizing
where and how space is essential to the emerging joint fight. The measure of merit for military space is enhanced combat capability
Military space must evolve to the assured provision of uniquely essential space capabilities designed, acquired, and operated
to enable combat effects that bring success on the battlefield. Planning for tactical space reconnaissance largely reflects
the efforts of previous decades to extract warfighting support from systems designed for other purposes and operated by another
community. Substantial analytic work is needed to shape effective responses both to foreign threats (soon) and to budget exigencies
(sooner)"--Publisher's description

World handbook of political and social indicators II : sections II-V, annual event data, daily event data, intervention data,
raw data by Charles Lewis Taylor(
)1
edition published
in
1984
in
English
and held by
0 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This data set contains data for interventions recorded at daily intervals during the twenty-year period 1948-1967. The daily
report is the unit of analysis. There are 1,073 records, one for each day on which an intervention occurred in a country.
The number of records per country varies. If, for example, a country had no action meeting the criteria for inclusion as an
intervention, no record is given for that day for that country. Those countries not involved in an intervention were excluded.
Data are recorded for 89 of the 136 nations in the World Handbook Aggregate Data file and two international organizations.
Some of the 31 variables included are the number of interveners, type of group involved, air and naval incursions, and length
of intervener's presence in the country. The data sources are THE NEW YORK TIMES INDEX, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ASIAN RECORDER,
AFRICAN RESEARCH BULLETIN, MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL, and AFRICAN DIARY